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State hearing rips Ramapo for lackluster code, fire safety enforcement

Steve Lieberman

May 23, 2019

    ISSUE:
  • Code Enforcement
  • Illegal Housing
  • Investigations and Government Operations Committee
    COMMITTEE:
  • Investigations and Government Operations
Originally published in The Journal News

Ramapo officials and state code watchdogs came under criticism Thursday for lackluster enforcement and bending to special interests during a state Senate hearing in Newburgh.

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